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1. What do Alz. care CNA's want from the nurse

   tlc2u posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I have been a floor nurse on a memory care unit for a few months now and was recently told that some CNA's say they do not want to work with me because I do not give them enough support. This came as a shock to me as several of the CNA's have told m...

2. Need Advice: (Alz. unit) Was told I don't support my CNA's enough

   tlc2u posted a topic in Relations

   Hi and Thank You to all who are willing to share advice to my concern!!! Alz. floor nurse X few months working with 2 CNA's (not always the same 2). 3 CNA's told me different positive reasons they like me as their nurse. A couple CNA's rarely say an...

3. Graduation pushed back a year due to failing a semester!

   tlc2u replied to stdntograd06's topic in LPN-RN

   Are you out of school until the fall? Get a Saunders NCLEX reveiw book. (To some the book is overwhelmingly thick, Don't worry your goal is to practice questions not read the entire book.) Near the front of the book read the test taking strategies...

4. Help with Nursing Diagnosis

   tlc2u replied to doxiern40's topic in Student Assist

   When I was in school one of our books to purchase was "Mosby's Sixth Edition Nursing Diagnosis Handbook". I was so consumed reading and studying for nursing tests by the time I got to looking at this book I was exhausted and found this book overwhelm...

5. Priority Nursing DX

   tlc2u replied to m_corbelli's topic in Student Assist

   Maybe it would help if you think of this patient as someone close to you a parent or grandparent. What comes to mind why an 80yr.old with asthma might be in the ED in respiratory distress? For me I would think knowledge deficient, poor health mainte...

6. Help with Nursing Diagnosis

   tlc2u replied to doxiern40's topic in Student Assist

   R/t or in other words what is going on with the heart that is causing the decreased cardiac output. As you have noted your evidence is HR 108 and BP 162/88. Decreased Cardiac Output, r/t, altered HR and altered afterload, AEB HR 108 bpm and BP 162/88...

7. Stumped on this calculations question. Can anyone help me with this?

   tlc2u replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Student Assist

   I will try to help you understand this problem and then you can work it out. If you still have questions then post back. K = Potassium V-cillin K = an antibiotic (Potassium salts of penicillin) As you know p.o. is oral so you will be giving an oral a...

8. What site to buy books???

   tlc2u replied to ruth88's topic in Student Assist

   Fetchbook.info a search engine of online booksellers. lets you compare prices and find the lowest prices.

9. Med calculation question

   tlc2u replied to littlerayofsunshine's topic in Student Assist

   The drug you are working with is an antibiotic and can come as a small vial of powder that you add 3 or 4 mL of liquid to or a large (100 mL) 1g or 2g piggyback bottle. If a small vial of 2g cefepime is constituted with 4mL of liquid and your order...

10. How can I stop being stupid with NCLEX questions?

    tlc2u replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Students

    When doing practice questions in an NCLEX book do not circle, underline, or mark the correct answer on the page as you will want to go back and take these questions again in the future. A short chapter in the front of Saunders NCLEX books provides te...

11. Are your nursing school tests timed?

    tlc2u posted a topic in General Students

    How much time per question does your nursing school allow on tests? I was always under the impression that nursing's final test "the NCLEX" allowed one minute per question. However if you do the math there is more than one minute per question allowe...

12. First LPN Job, 5 day orientation, 1:40+ patients...advice?

    tlc2u replied to inky-york's topic in LPN/LVN

    Know that you are not alone there must be other nurses in the building on other units that you can call for questions. Find out where the extension numbers are for the other units. Before you ask another nurse though see if you can find the answer to...

13. ALF CNA's What can the LPN do to be most helpful to you?

    tlc2u replied to tlc2u's topic in CNA/MA

    Wow! Thanks for the response. I really appreciate you taking the time to answer. Sounds like you are a hard working CNA who cares and works as a team with the nurse. Just curious what are some of the things you do to help the nurse? I can't imagine...

14. New job and nervous as all you know what...

    tlc2u replied to Getreal2011's topic in CNA/MA

    You say you are afraid you may be late getting folks to dinner I am guessing you are working rehab or Assisted Living. Just remember you won't be all alone. Hopefully you will have a nurse who knows the residents well. Before tuesday write down spec...

15. ALF CNA's What can the LPN do to be most helpful to you?

    tlc2u posted a topic in CNA/MA

    I am an LPN in an Assisted Living and thought I was doing things to be helpful to the CNA's. However recent feedback has me wondering if I am helping enough or too much:rolleyes: I would love to hear from any ALF CNA's (3-11 shift or any shift) abo...